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Top 100 Key Players companies in CubeSat
by Most News Heat in the United States in 2019

The CubeSat top 100 is Discovery PatSnap’ annual ranking of the top 100 Most News Heat CubeSat Key Players in the United States. Discovery has identified the top key players, startups & unicorns, fast-growings, news entrants in 2019, ranking from differnt perspectives, including patent filing intensity, academic research capability, news media heat. The company list is generated from various data types.
A CubeSat (U-class spacecraft) is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiples of 10 cm × 10 cm × 11.35 cm (~ 4 in × 4 in × 4.5 in) cubic units. CubeSats have a mass of no more than 1.33 kilograms (2.9 lb) per unit, and often use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components for their electronics and structure. CubeSats are commonly put in orbit by deployers on the International Space Station, or launched as secondary payloads on a launch vehicle. Over 1000 CubeSats have been launched as of January 2019. Over 900 have been successfully deployed in orbit and over 80 have been destroyed in launch failures.

Key Players

Fast-growings

Startups & Unicorns

New Entrants

Ranking Year:

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

Region:

Global

China

Japan

United States

France

United Kingdom

Switzerland

Singapore

Canada

Germany

Sweden

United Arab Emirates

Ranking:

Most Patent Filings

Highest Patent Value

Most Patent Citation

Most Research Publications

Most Literature Citation

Most Market Reports

Most News Heat

#
Company Name
Region
Tech Topics
Total
1
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 65
2
The Boeing Co.
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,National security,
...[+2]
news: 54
3
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 54
4
Lockheed Martin Corp.
United States
National security,Aerospace,Network security,
...[+2]
news: 42
5
NanoRacks LLC
Texas, United States
Spacecraft,Biology,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 34
6
Mars, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Food products,Fast-moving consumer goods,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 31
7
Google LLC
California, United States
Advertising,Enterprise software,Search engine,
...[+2]
news: 30
8
Galactic Enterprises LLC
California, United States
Spacecraft,Launch vehicle,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 26
9
Blue Origin LLC
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Spaceflight,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 24
10
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Software,Aerospace systems,
...[+2]
news: 22
11
Meta Platforms, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Publishing,Pre-money valuation,
...[+2]
news: 21
12
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,National security,Software development,
...[+2]
news: 20
13
Spaceflight Industries
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spaceflight,
...[+2]
news: 18
14
Virgin Orbit LLC
California, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Orbit,
...[+2]
news: 17
15
Amazon.com, Inc.
Washington, United States
E-commerce,Content creator,Data processing,
...[+2]
news: 16
16
U.S. Department of Defense
District of Columbia, United States
National security,Computer science,Biomedicine,
...[+2]
news: 15
17
Swarm Technologies LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Aerospace,Mechanical engineering,
...[+2]
news: 15
18
United Launch Alliance LLC
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Geographic information system,
...[+2]
news: 13
19
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Aviation,
...[+2]
news: 13
20
Microsoft Corp.
Washington, United States
Software,Operating system,Cloud computing,
...[+2]
news: 12
21
Planet Labs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Geographic information system,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 12
22
LightSail Energy, Inc.
California, United States
Energy storage,Compressed air energy storage,Compressed air,
...[+2]
news: 12
23
Insight Enterprises, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Software,Cloud database,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 11
24
Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, Inc.
Virginia, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 11
25
GeekWire LLC
Washington, United States
News media,Directory,Database
news: 11
26
Tethers Unlimited, Inc.
Washington, United States
National security,Space tether,Optical fiber,
...[+2]
news: 10
27
Iridium Communications, Inc.
United States
Satellite,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 9
28
Sierra Nevada Corp.
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 9
29
YouTube LLC
California, United States
Music,HTML5,Web page,
...[+2]
news: 8
30
Maxar Space LLC
California, United States
Satellite,Spacecraft,Broadcasting,
...[+2]
news: 8
31
Astrobotic Technology, Inc.
Pennsylvania, United States
Robotics,Aerospace,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 8
32
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Virginia, United States
Astronautics,Aerospace,Ingenuity
news: 8
33
Redwire Space, Inc.
United States
3D printing,Spacecraft,International Space Station,
...[+2]
news: 8
34
Morehead State University Foundation
Kentucky, United States
Revenue code,Psychology,Astronomy,
...[+2]
news: 8
35
Spaceflight, Inc.
Washington, United States
Aerospace,Payload,National security,
...[+2]
news: 8
36
Tesla, Inc.
Texas, United States
Electric vehicle,Electronics,Automotive engineering,
...[+2]
news: 7
37
Orbital Sciences Corp.
Virginia, United States
Information technology consulting,Aerospace,Rocket,
...[+2]
news: 7
38
Moon Express, Inc.
United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 7
39
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Data integration,Lifestyle business,
...[+2]
news: 7
40
Apollo Asset Management, Inc.
New York, United States
Infrastructure debt,Convertible security,Capital structure,
...[+2]
news: 6
41
Capella Space Corp.
California, United States
Satellite,Communications satellite,Earth observation,
...[+2]
news: 6
42
Bigelow Aerospace LLC
Nevada, United States
Aerospace,Spacecraft,Leisure activity,
...[+2]
news: 6
43
NASA SEWP
United States
Information technology consulting,Prospecting,Outer space,
...[+2]
news: 6
44
LeoLabs, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Database,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 6
45
Teledesic LLC
Washington, United States
Telecommunications,Broadband,Internet of Things
news: 6
46
GeoOptics, Inc.
California, United States
Satellite,Earth observation,Information technology consulting,
...[+2]
news: 6
47
Spire Labs, Inc.
Tennessee, United States
Health care,Social media,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 6
48
US Government Building Fund
United States
Asset management
news: 6
49
CRP USA LLC
North Carolina, United States
3D printing,Automation,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 6
50
General Electric Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Energy management,Turbine,Electronics,
...[+2]
news: 5
51
Apple, Inc.
California, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Peripheral,
...[+2]
news: 5
52
Stratasys Ltd.
Minnesota, United States
3D printing,Product design,Fused deposition modeling,
...[+2]
news: 5
53
Raytheon Co.
Massachusetts, United States
Missile,National security,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 5
54
Khosla Ventures LLC
California, United States
Venture capital,Mobile device,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 5
55
Reddit, Inc.
California, United States
Social network,Social media,Home page,
...[+2]
news: 5
56
The Social+Capital Partnership LLC
California, United States
Social capital,Venture capital,Humanity,
...[+2]
news: 5
57
Fortune Magazine
New York, United States
Journalism,News media
news: 5
58
Relativity Space, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 5
59
Blue Canyon Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Spacecraft,Aerospace,Public transport,
...[+2]
news: 5
60
Alta Devices, Inc.
California, United States
Solar cell,Mobile device,Solar energy,
...[+2]
news: 5
61
Morgan Stanley
New York, United States
Investment banking,Asset management,Emotional security,
...[+2]
news: 4
62
AT&T, Inc.
Texas, United States
Wireless,Telecommunications,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 4
63
The Coca-Cola Co.
Georgia, United States
Soft drink,Food industry,COLA (software architecture),
...[+2]
news: 4
64
Maxar Technologies, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Space technology,Geographic information system,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 4
65
Y Combinator LLC
California, United States
Silicon valley,Accounting,Virtual currency,
...[+2]
news: 4
66
Maxar Intelligence, Inc.
Colorado, United States
Satellite,Satellite constellation,Telecommunications,
...[+2]
news: 4
67
Cygnus eTransactions Group, Inc.
United States
Data processing,Event management
news: 4
68
Relativity ODA LLC
Illinois, United States
Software,Electronic discovery,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 4
69
Instagram LLC
California, United States
Social media,Social network,Image sharing,
...[+2]
news: 4
70
Pixar Animation Studios, Inc.
California, United States
Graphic design,Computer graphics,Full motion video,
...[+2]
news: 4
71
CNBC LLC
United States
News media,Digital media,Business Day,
...[+2]
news: 4
72
OneSpace, Inc.
Illinois, United States
Virtual work,Software,Overstock,
...[+2]
news: 4
73
Stratolaunch Systems, Inc.
Alabama, United States
Aerospace,Endangered species,Propellant,
...[+2]
news: 4
74
Engadget
California, United States
Blog network,Augmented reality,Virtual reality,
...[+2]
news: 4
75
Saint Label Liquidation Corp.
United States
Fast-moving consumer goods,Packaging and labeling,Food industry,
...[+1]
news: 4
76
Masten Space Systems, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,Rocket,Satellite,
...[+2]
news: 4
77
BlackSky Global LLC
Washington, United States
Satellite,Software,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 4
78
CU Aerospace LLC
Illinois, United States
Aerospace,Construction engineering,CubeSat,
...[+2]
news: 4
79
Audacy Corp.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Space research,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 4
80
Deep Space Industries, Inc.
California, United States
Spacecraft,Space exploration,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 4
81
Stellar Satellite Communications Ltd.
Virginia, United States
Satellite,Electronics,Telecommunications,
...[+1]
news: 4
82
ASU Venture Devils
Arizona, United States
Venture capital
news: 4
83
Spire Global
California, United States
Shopping mall,Electronics,Nano satellite,
...[+2]
news: 4
84
PepsiCo, Inc.
New York, United States
Soft drink,Tortilla chips,Seasoning,
...[+2]
news: 3
85
International Business Machines Corp.
New York, United States
Software,Computer hardware,Enterprise software,
...[+2]
news: 3
86
McDonald's Corp.
Illinois, United States
Food service,Soft drink,Food industry,
...[+2]
news: 3
87
QUALCOMM, Inc.
California, United States
Telecommunications,Wireless,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 3
88
Moog, Inc.
New York, United States
Aerospace,National security,Industrial engineering,
...[+2]
news: 3
89
ViaSat, Inc.
California, United States
Broadcasting,Satellite,Mobile device,
...[+2]
news: 3
90
School Specialty, Inc.
Wisconsin, United States
School supplies,Publishing,Direct marketing,
...[+1]
news: 3
91
EchoStar Corp.
Colorado, United States
Satellite,Computer hardware,Communications satellite,
...[+2]
news: 3
92
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc.
California, United States
Aerospace,National security,Missile,
...[+1]
news: 3
93
Playground Global
California, United States
Atom,Game console,Health care,
...[+2]
news: 3
94
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Colorado, United States
Aerospace,National security,Product design,
...[+2]
news: 3
95
IBM Research
New York, United States
Industrial engineering,Watson,Scanning tunneling microscope,
...[+2]
news: 3
96
Vector Launch, Inc.
Arizona, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Spacecraft,
...[+2]
news: 3
97
Terran Orbital Operating Corp.
United States
Communications satellite,CubeSat,Aerospace,
...[+2]
news: 3
98
Space, Inc.
California, United States
Social network,Social media,Worry
news: 3
99
VOX Space LLC
California, United States
Security community,Low earth orbit,Orbit,
...[+1]
news: 3
100
Accion Systems, Inc.
Massachusetts, United States
Aerospace,Satellite,Computer hardware,
...[+2]
news: 3

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